A journalist since 1987, Steve Collins has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine. He has served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. Among his awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award and the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015. Collins is a founder and board president of Youth Journalism International, a charity that teaches students around the globe about news writing, media literacy and issues of the day. His wife, Jackie Majerus-Collins, serves as its executive director. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in a military family that took him to Norway, Ohio and Virginia, where he earned a degree in history from the University of Virginia. He and Jackie live in Auburn. They have two adult children, two collies and not enough time.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Astronomer discusses what Earth would be like if it never had a moon
University of Maine’s Neil Comins said the moon helped create longer days, seasons and the building blocks for life to evolve.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Free lunches great for students, but districts can wind up swallowing the bill
RSU-16 says it may cost $100,000 this year to provide free meals to its students because of extra, COVID-related expenses.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Often-overlooked US Senate candidate highlights forgotten women in her new book
Independent Lisa Savage’s new campaign book tells the story of nine American women often left out by historians.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
No masking the excitement of nervous students heading back to school in Lewiston-Auburn
With COVID-19 measures in place, youngsters returned to classrooms Monday for the first time in six months.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2020
New unit at Togus to help veterans with mental health and substance abuse issues
Prodded by Jared Golden, the VA plans to open a 24-bed facility in 2022 so Maine veterans won’t have to travel out of state for treatment.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2020
Jared Golden’s reelection appears more likely to national expert
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race to “leans Democratic” instead of a toss-up.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2020
In ranked-choice Senate race, only independents willing to name their second pick
Max Linn prefers Lisa Savage as his No. 2, but she favors Sara Gideon as best alternative.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2020
Bates College welcomes new students to a campus crimped by COVID-19
In its first online convocation, Bates College urged the Class of 2024 to seize the opportunities ahead.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2020
Still only one positive COVID-19 case at Bates College
Like its NESCAC sister schools, Bates College has seen a paltry number of positive tests for the deadly coronavirus.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2020
Chellie Pingree aims to transform American agriculture
From an island in Maine, the 1st Congressional District Democrat is pushing a measure to make the nation’s farming carbon neutral and more sustainable.
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